Marriages and Divorces 2014 DDI_ZAF_2017_MD_v01_M DataFirst 2020-08-05 Metadata Editor Version 01: This metadata was downloaded from DataFirst microdata repository website. The following two metadata information have been edited – Document and Survey ID. ZAF_2017_MD_v01_M Marriages and Divorces 2017 MD 2017 Statistics South Africa Department of Home Affairs Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Copyright 2013, Statistics South Africa Metadata Editor DataFirst Helpdesk Administrative Records, Other (ad/oth] Statistics South Africa. Marriages and Divorces 2017 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2019. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/7362-9a65 Version 1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution Version 1 of the Marriages and Divorces 2017 dataset was downloaded from the Statistics South Africa website on the 5 August 2020 South Africa National coverage The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province Individuals The data covers all civil marriages that were recorded by the Department of Home Affairs and all divorce applications that were granted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in 2017 in South Africa. Administrative records data [adm] Other [oth] Geography is problematic in this dataset as not all the data files have geographic data. The Civil Marriages and Civil Unions data files include a Province of Registration variable, but the Customary Marriages data file does not. There is also no geographical data in the Divorces file. As this data file includes divorce data from only a subset of divorce courts, this lack of geographical information compromises its usability. DataFirst Statistics South Africa. Marriages and Divorces 2017 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2019. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/7362-9a65 Public use files, available to all md-2017-civil-marriages-v1.NSDstat 135458 9 Nesstar 200801 Data on civil marriage md-2017-civil-unions-v1.NSDstat 1357 6 Nesstar 200801 Data on civil unions md-2017-customary-marriages-v1.NSDstat 2588 6 Nesstar 200801 Data on customary marriages md-2017-divorces-v1.NSDstat 25390 24 Nesstar 200801 Data on divorces Name of Province 135458 1 99 1 Western Cape 22144 2 Eastern Cape 14550 3 Northern Cape 3950 4 Free State 9479 5 KwaZulu-Natal 21206 6 North West 9238 7 Gauteng 35359 8 Mpumalanga 7071 9 Limpopo 9894 97 Unknown 35 98 Outside RSA 418 99 Unspecified 2114 Month of Marriage 135458 1 12 1 January 9053 2 February 9702 3 March 11490 4 April 12342 5 May 9817 6 June 8928 7 July 9699 8 August 9353 9 September 12992 10 October 12166 11 November 12456 12 December 17460 Year of Marriage 135458 2017 2017 2017 2017 135458 Way of Solemnisation 135458 1 9 1 Religious 38981 2 DHA 78768 9 Unspecified 17709 Marital status of Bridegroom 135458 1 9 1 Bachelor 111306 2 Divorcee 5074 3 Widower 1171 9 Unspecified 17907 Marital status of Bride 135458 1 9 1 Spinster 117779 2 Divorcee 3227 3 Widow 896 9 Unspecified 13556 Age of Bridegroom 135458 17 999 17 17 2 18 18 15 19 19 64 20 20 197 21 21 421 22 22 818 23 23 1353 24 24 2233 25 25 3092 26 26 4189 27 27 4921 28 28 5431 29 29 5532 30 30 5767 31 31 6181 32 32 6302 33 33 5952 34 34 5774 35 35 5946 36 36 5156 37 37 4963 38 38 4719 39 39 4157 40 40 4152 41 41 4012 42 42 3818 43 43 3381 44 44 3129 45 45 3139 46 46 2506 47 47 2654 48 48 2215 49 49 2200 50 50 1963 51 51 1692 52 52 1615 53 53 1581 54 54 1496 55 55 1332 56 56 1076 57 57 1122 58 58 1006 59 59 940 60 60 899 61 61 778 62 62 677 63 63 622 64 64 636 65 65 591 66 66 357 67 67 401 68 68 342 69 69 257 70 70 257 71 71 209 72 72 190 73 73 141 74 74 135 75 75 139 76 76 86 77 77 96 78 78 68 79 79 67 80 80 46 81 81 60 82 82 36 83 83 30 84 84 27 85 85 19 86 86 14 87 87 15 88 88 11 89 89 10 90 90 6 91 91 2 92 92 3 93 93 3 95 95 5 96 96 4 97 97 2 98 98 1 99 99 1 999 Unspecified 1 Age of Bride 135458 15 96 15 15 2 16 16 16 17 17 52 18 18 245 19 19 571 20 20 1054 21 21 1779 22 22 2690 23 23 3675 24 24 4957 25 25 6134 26 26 6922 27 27 7581 28 28 7449 29 29 7151 30 30 6884 31 31 6697 32 32 6404 33 33 6009 34 34 5625 35 35 5195 36 36 4435 37 37 4142 38 38 3650 39 39 3286 40 40 3074 41 41 2858 42 42 2761 43 43 2419 44 44 2276 45 45 2234 46 46 1709 47 47 1798 48 48 1490 49 49 1457 50 50 1183 51 51 1106 52 52 1037 53 53 911 54 54 851 55 55 718 56 56 626 57 57 610 58 58 491 59 59 465 60 60 407 61 61 363 62 62 289 63 63 260 64 64 219 65 65 205 66 66 141 67 67 150 68 68 117 69 69 110 70 70 77 71 71 75 72 72 67 73 73 47 74 74 53 75 75 41 76 76 24 77 77 33 78 78 28 79 79 18 80 80 13 81 81 8 82 82 7 83 83 5 84 84 6 85 85 2 86 86 5 87 87 1 88 88 2 89 89 3 91 91 1 92 92 1 96 96 1 Age difference between bridegroom and bride 135458 0 9 0 Spouses same age 10412 1 Bridegroom older 103901 2 Bridegroom younger 21144 9 Unspecified 1 Name of Province 1357 1 99 1 Western Cape 391 2 Eastern Cape 57 3 Northern Cape 16 4 Free State 42 5 KwaZulu-Natal 245 6 North West 43 7 Gauteng 507 8 Mpumalanga 32 9 Limpopo 15 98 Outside RSA 3 99 Unspecified 6 Month of Registration 1357 1 12 1 January 64 2 February 93 3 March 139 4 April 134 5 May 86 6 June 104 7 July 92 8 August 101 9 September 142 10 October 131 11 November 132 12 December 139 Year of Registration 1357 2017 2017 2017 2017 1357 Age of Spouses-1 1357 20 89 20 20 4 21 21 6 22 22 8 23 23 13 24 24 16 25 25 28 26 26 38 27 27 39 28 28 68 29 29 63 30 30 68 31 31 77 32 32 56 33 33 73 34 34 58 35 35 66 36 36 54 37 37 53 38 38 41 39 39 30 40 40 45 41 41 43 42 42 32 43 43 27 44 44 31 45 45 23 46 46 31 47 47 32 48 48 27 49 49 15 50 50 21 51 51 18 52 52 17 53 53 14 54 54 11 55 55 15 56 56 7 57 57 14 58 58 8 59 59 9 60 60 10 61 61 5 62 62 2 63 63 2 64 64 4 65 65 3 66 66 3 67 67 1 68 68 4 69 69 6 70 70 4 71 71 2 72 72 1 73 73 2 75 75 1 81 81 1 82 82 1 83 83 1 84 84 1 85 85 2 86 86 1 89 89 1 Age of Spouses-2 1357 20 81 20 20 6 21 21 9 22 22 22 23 23 27 24 24 35 25 25 47 26 26 60 27 27 65 28 28 74 29 29 84 30 30 67 31 31 67 32 32 61 33 33 59 34 34 68 35 35 63 36 36 41 37 37 44 38 38 35 39 39 31 40 40 40 41 41 31 42 42 24 43 43 27 44 44 30 45 45 30 46 46 17 47 47 16 48 48 22 49 49 20 50 50 12 51 51 12 52 52 9 53 53 13 54 54 11 55 55 8 56 56 10 57 57 7 58 58 8 59 59 4 60 60 6 62 62 6 63 63 5 64 64 5 65 65 2 66 66 1 67 67 3 68 68 2 71 71 3 74 74 4 75 75 1 79 79 1 81 81 2 Age difference between Spouses-1 and Spouses-2 1357 0 2 0 Spouses same age 95 1 Spouses-1 older 847 2 Spouses-1 younger 415 Name of Province 2588 1 99 1 Western Cape 8 2 Eastern Cape 168 3 Northern Cape 9 4 Free State 22 5 KwaZulu-Natal 1452 6 North West 36 7 Gauteng 148 8 Mpumalanga 153 9 Limpopo 535 97 Unknown 49 98 Outside RSA 6 99 Unspecified 2 Year of Marriage 2588 1943 2017 1943 1943 1 1948 1948 2 1950 1950 1 1951 1951 1 1953 1953 2 1954 1954 3 1955 1955 3 1956 1956 1 1957 1957 3 1958 1958 6 1959 1959 6 1960 1960 9 1961 1961 9 1962 1962 10 1963 1963 16 1964 1964 6 1965 1965 12 1966 1966 18 1967 1967 19 1968 1968 21 1969 1969 20 1970 1970 20 1971 1971 17 1972 1972 26 1973 1973 20 1974 1974 38 1975 1975 44 1976 1976 32 1977 1977 35 1978 1978 32 1979 1979 35 1980 1980 44 1981 1981 44 1982 1982 51 1983 1983 49 1984 1984 74 1985 1985 37 1986 1986 50 1987 1987 47 1988 1988 48 1989 1989 40 1990 1990 41 1991 1991 33 1992 1992 40 1993 1993 42 1994 1994 45 1995 1995 34 1996 1996 31 1997 1997 38 1998 1998 25 1999 1999 35 2000 2000 32 2001 2001 12 2002 2002 16 2003 2003 14 2004 2004 15 2005 2005 12 2006 2006 24 2007 2007 20 2008 2008 28 2009 2009 29 2010 2010 33 2011 2011 37 2012 2012 46 2013 2013 36 2014 2014 49 2015 2015 60 2016 2016 229 2017 2017 580 Year of Registration 2588 2017 2017 2017 2017 2588 Age of Bridegroom 2588 15 97 15 15 2 16 16 3 17 17 3 18 18 6 19 19 19 20 20 28 21 21 30 22 22 57 23 23 53 24 24 88 25 25 82 26 26 99 27 27 96 28 28 96 29 29 94 30 30 97 31 31 102 32 32 97 33 33 102 34 34 91 35 35 102 36 36 76 37 37 76 38 38 80 39 39 70 40 40 90 41 41 70 42 42 53 43 43 68 44 44 42 45 45 57 46 46 55 47 47 42 48 48 43 49 49 37 50 50 30 51 51 37 52 52 21 53 53 32 54 54 26 55 55 18 56 56 25 57 57 17 58 58 14 59 59 24 60 60 13 61 61 11 62 62 12 63 63 9 64 64 11 65 65 10 66 66 11 67 67 10 68 68 8 69 69 5 70 70 6 71 71 5 72 72 3 73 73 7 74 74 2 75 75 3 76 76 1 77 77 1 78 78 2 80 80 2 81 81 2 85 85 2 87 87 1 97 97 1 Age of Bride 2588 8 96 8 8 3 12 12 1 13 13 4 14 14 3 15 15 9 16 16 21 17 17 36 18 18 70 19 19 74 20 20 111 21 21 93 22 22 126 23 23 119 24 24 119 25 25 120 26 26 109 27 27 126 28 28 117 29 29 98 30 30 98 31 31 97 32 32 92 33 33 81 34 34 67 35 35 65 36 36 71 37 37 58 38 38 49 39 39 51 40 40 44 41 41 45 42 42 47 43 43 39 44 44 42 45 45 33 46 46 33 47 47 27 48 48 18 49 49 18 50 50 17 51 51 14 52 52 14 53 53 11 54 54 15 55 55 7 56 56 10 57 57 6 58 58 9 59 59 8 60 60 9 61 61 6 62 62 4 63 63 1 64 64 6 65 65 1 66 66 2 67 67 3 71 71 1 72 72 2 73 73 1 76 76 1 83 83 1 84 84 1 87 87 1 89 89 1 94 94 1 96 96 1 Age difference between bridegroom and bride 2588 0 2 0 Spouses same age 115 1 Bridegroom older 2223 2 Bridegroom younger 250 Name of Province 25390 1 9 1 Western Cape 6050 2 Eastern Cape 3285 3 Northern Cape 768 4 Free State 2254 5 KwaZulu-Natal 4349 6 North West 426 7 Gauteng 6046 8 Mpumalanga 997 9 Limpopo 1215 Population group of husband 25390 1 9 1 Black African 11684 2 Coloured 4741 3 Indian/Asian 1603 4 White 6260 5 Other 82 9 Unspecified 1020 Population group of wife 25390 1 9 1 Black African 11589 2 Coloured 4945 3 Indian/Asian 1509 4 White 6159 5 Other 25 9 Unspecified 1163 Population group of couple 25390 1 9 1 Black African 11309 2 Coloured 4517 3 Indian/Asian 1401 4 White 6048 5 Mixed 833 9 Unspecified 1282 Occupation of Husband 25390 0 99 0 Not economically active 4575 1 Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations 3481 2 Managers and administrators 3530 3 Clerical and sales occupations 1324 4 Transport, delivery and communications 905 5 Service occupations 1898 6 Farming and related occupations 121 7 Artisans, apprentice and related occupations 1533 8 Production foreman, mine and quarry workers 1089 99 Unspecified 6934 Occupation of wife 25390 0 99 0 Not economically active 6279 1 Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations 3959 2 Managers and administrators 2038 3 Clerical and sales occupations 2717 4 Transport, delivery and communications 59 5 Service occupations 1812 6 Farming and related occupations 24 7 Artisans, apprentice and related occupations 205 8 Production foreman, mine and quarry workers 484 99 Unspecified 7813 Sex of plaintiff 25390 1 9 1 Male 8878 2 Female 12938 3 Both 1728 9 Unspecified 1846 Marital status of husband 25390 1 9 1 Bachelor 20592 2 Widower 386 3 Divorcee 2812 9 Unspecified 1600 Marital status of wife 25390 1 9 1 Spinster 20648 2 Widow 345 3 Divorcee 2410 9 Unspecified 1987 Number of times husband married 25390 1 99 1 1 21224 2 2 2940 3 3 298 4 4 52 5 5 7 7 7 1 99 Unspecified 868 Number of times wife married 25390 1 99 1 1 21531 2 2 2539 3 3 252 4 4 45 5 5 7 6 6 2 99 Unspecified 1014 Age of husband 25390 18 999 18 18 1 19 19 3 20 20 2 21 21 7 22 22 12 23 23 25 24 24 50 25 25 87 26 26 133 27 27 173 28 28 218 29 29 294 30 30 320 31 31 489 32 32 566 33 33 675 34 34 709 35 35 783 36 36 791 37 37 852 38 38 870 39 39 865 40 40 976 41 41 938 42 42 981 43 43 997 44 44 925 45 45 1012 46 46 869 47 47 952 48 48 947 49 49 803 50 50 739 51 51 696 52 52 648 53 53 640 54 54 541 55 55 542 56 56 381 57 57 414 58 58 356 59 59 332 60 60 289 61 61 238 62 62 192 63 63 202 64 64 157 65 65 147 66 66 133 67 67 114 68 68 97 69 69 64 70 70 77 71 71 45 72 72 40 73 73 30 74 74 32 75 75 34 76 76 16 77 77 21 78 78 14 79 79 9 80 80 13 81 81 10 82 82 8 83 83 4 84 84 4 85 85 4 86 86 2 87 87 3 91 91 1 92 92 1 999 Unspecified 775 Age of wife 25390 18 999 18 18 2 19 19 7 20 20 15 21 21 30 22 22 52 23 23 105 24 24 160 25 25 218 26 26 301 27 27 404 28 28 519 29 29 596 30 30 652 31 31 752 32 32 908 33 33 928 34 34 989 35 35 1057 36 36 1005 37 37 980 38 38 966 39 39 941 40 40 974 41 41 945 42 42 940 43 43 921 44 44 895 45 45 872 46 46 781 47 47 726 48 48 700 49 49 673 50 50 599 51 51 508 52 52 471 53 53 429 54 54 386 55 55 364 56 56 262 57 57 277 58 58 231 59 59 182 60 60 165 61 61 143 62 62 114 63 63 99 64 64 84 65 65 78 66 66 57 67 67 34 68 68 30 69 69 33 70 70 23 71 71 22 72 72 19 73 73 15 74 74 9 75 75 8 76 76 8 77 77 10 78 78 5 80 80 4 81 81 2 84 84 2 88 88 1 91 91 1 999 Unspecified 701 Way of solemnisation 25390 1 9 1 Religious 11675 2 DHA 11275 9 Unspecified 2440 Matrimonial property system 25390 1 9 1 In community of property 20697 2 Out of community of property 1540 3 Out of community of property (excluding accrual system) 783 4 Out of community of property (including accrual system) 1453 5 Other 0 9 Unspecified 917 Month of marriage 25390 1 99 1 January 1647 2 February 1807 3 March 2035 4 April 1974 5 May 1811 6 June 1633 7 July 1686 8 August 1736 9 September 2105 10 October 2244 11 November 2292 12 December 3368 99 Unspecified 1052 Year of marriage 25390 1949 9999 1949 2 1957 1 1960 1 1963 2 1964 2 1965 3 1966 6 1967 5 1968 6 1969 7 1970 7 1971 16 1972 12 1973 11 1974 18 1975 27 1976 29 1977 40 1978 41 1979 56 1980 71 1981 74 1982 84 1983 102 1984 93 1985 130 1986 138 1987 163 1988 197 1989 225 1990 270 1991 291 1992 336 1993 346 1994 448 1995 508 1996 482 1997 537 1998 537 1999 623 2000 608 2001 711 2002 757 2003 820 2004 913 2005 994 2006 1076 2007 1182 2008 1266 2009 1378 2010 1413 2011 1420 2012 1429 2013 1376 2014 1283 2015 1044 2016 658 2017 63 9999 Unspecified 1052 Number of minor children involved 25390 0 99 0 11266 1 7021 2 5423 3 1444 4 199 5 30 6 3 7 1 99 3 Month of divorce 25390 1 12 1 January 1210 2 February 2060 3 March 2339 4 April 1686 5 May 2428 6 June 2282 7 July 2315 8 August 2346 9 September 2140 10 October 2127 11 November 2724 12 December 1733 99 Unspecified 0 Year of divorce 25390 2017 2017 2017 25390 Duration of marriage 25390 0 999 Type of marriage 25390 1 9 1 Civil marriage 10112 2 Customary marriage 137 3 Civil union 127 9 Unspecified 15014 Involved in polygamous marriage 25390 1 9 1 Yes 191 2 No 9192 9 Unspecified 16007 Main grounds for divorce 25390 1 9 1 Adultery 2955 2 Abuse 1485 3 Childlessness 4 4 Desertion 1884 5 Financial difficulties 617 6 Medical Insanity 16 7 Imprisonment 38 8 Other (Specify) 0 9 Unspecified 18391